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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Thanks, caveman, I appreciate your confidence in me but I don't believe I could do it and, anyway, I don't think the newspaper would be interested in what I would have to say. If I were to be true to what I believe, I would trash all processed foods. And those foods would be the very foods they advertise and promote.
The Daily Sun publishes weekly health columns written by people they can count on not to cross a certain line. That's because the writers know if they cross that line, their columns could be canceled.
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Where was the article on "green smoothies?" Wasn't it in the Sun?
Getting rid of all processed foods is easier to say than to do IMHO....there are huge numbers of people to feed in this world and it's up to individuals to regulate their dietary intake.
You and I disagree on a few points, ...in my estimation processed foods are not culprits. They are there to help provide sustenance to large numbers of people. Some processing helps food travel long distances, stay usable for longer periods. It was mentioned that today's modern family isn't the same as families from times gone by....now both parents may be working, not necessarily because they want to, but because they need to. Time is at a premium, and frankly, younger adults may not give a rat's a** about food...they just know they have to eat, they have to feed the kids and there is still SOOOO much to do, so.....it's a quick trip to the drive thru.
Tell me, have you always been this particular about what you ingest? Honestly? Over time, maybe others will decide that they aren't particularly satisfied with what they eat, they may want to follow whatever diet trend is in fashion and maybe that trend offers better food choices than what you feel are currently poor choices.
Not sure if you remember the movie "Sleeper" with Woodie Allen. Here's some lines from the movie that I always thought funny, but who knows....
Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called "wheat germ, organic honey and tiger's milk."
Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.
Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?
Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.
Dr. Melik: Incredible.